Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km E of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km E of Lindsay, Texas on Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 58 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2019-10-01 05:04:19 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.371° N, 103.485° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.853 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.755 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2548 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.831 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2546 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.69 km NW of Lindsay, Texas · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.558 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.8western Texas · 2540 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.510 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.810 km S of Toyah, Texas · 2539 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.726 km NW of Jal, New Mexico · 2538 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.548 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.617 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 2537 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.017 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.614 km SSW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2531 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2527 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.526 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2523 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2521 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.525 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2518 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.660 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.454 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.953 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2506 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.644 km W of Mentone, Texas · 2503 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.514 km SSE of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.154 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.752 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 2503 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.735 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km S of Pecos, Texas · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.921 km SSW of Lindsay, Texas · 2564 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.513 km NNW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2573 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.726 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.812 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.211 km N of Coyanosa, Texas · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2019tfej. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.